Accidents

Hybrid and electrified cars may be good for the environment, but they can pose a danger to first responders. EMTs, police officers, and other rescue workers could be electrocuted if the high-voltage cables in a wrecked vehicle are damaged or exposed. That's why Rhode Island plans to issue special... read more

The post-impact electric-car fire which led to the death of three people in Shenzhen, China earlier this year was not caused by the car’s battery pack, crash... read moreAugust 6, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield1

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been driving, what type of car you have or how it happened: having a car accident isn’t nice. Normally, post-accident... read moreJuly 5, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield9

Ever since a battery pack from a 2012 Chevrolet Volt caught fire weeks after it was subjected to tough National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tests in a laboratory... read moreMay 30, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield21

We spend a fair amount of time here defending Toyota Prius drivers, who seem to have a bad reputation for slow and inept driving. We point out that gentle acceleration gets... read moreMay 21, 2012 by John Voelcker15

For first responders, helping deal with the aftermath of a car crash is a common occurrence. But while dealing with crashed gasoline cars is an everyday event for... read moreJanuary 4, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield0

We brought you news last year of a horrific accident, in which a woman was killed when her G-Wiz neighborhood electric vehicle, a model not sold in the United States, was... read moreSeptember 1, 2011 by Antony Ingram6

Here is what we know about Estella Warren from her Wikipedia page: • She is a fashion model, with a portfolio that includes work for Victoria's Secret, Chanel, Vogue... read moreMay 25, 2011 by Richard Read7

Despite thousands of automotive gasoline fires in the U.S. every year, we've pretty much normalized the risks of the highly explosive liquid that we use to fuel our cars. But... read moreJanuary 11, 2011 by John Voelcker3

It's a concern that comes up over and over: If I buy a hybrid car, won't I have to spend thousands of dollars to replace the battery pack in a few years? The answer is, No... read moreNovember 30, 2010 by John Voelcker10

Once more, a reader question prompts us to share the answer with our entire green car audience. In this case, it's about how first responders should approach accidents that... read moreJuly 7, 2010 by John Voelcker3

Few automotive engineers believe in so-called "sudden acceleration". But until recently, there's been no way to determine what a driver what doing when he (or she) swears... read moreMarch 19, 2010 by John Voelcker50

Advocates for the blind have long been pushing for hybrid and electric cars to make some kind of artificial noise at low speeds, to alert people with vision impairment of... read moreNovember 12, 2009 by John Voelcker17

Less than a week ago, we told you that hybrid drivers are more likely to get into accidents than non-hybrid drivers. Today, one Connecticut woman has become a mildly amusing... read moreJuly 22, 2009 by Robert Scardino3